NHER 623 (Building record) - 41 and 43 St Giles Street (Telephone House)

41 and 43 St Giles Street (Telephone House).

Site of God's House or Grants Hospital.
Founded 1297. Rebuilt 1472. Dissolved around 1547.

June 1972. Listed, Grade II*.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Office. 1906 by G. Skipper with later 20th-century rear addition. Bath stone with marble plinth and outer columns. Roof not visible. Three storeys. Five bays - A:B:C:B:A with central and end bays projecting in Neo-Baroque style."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current details.
P. Watkins (HES), 24 January 2018. Amended by H. Hamilton (HES), 8 November 2019.

May 1979. Building Survey.
Examined as part of Norwich Survey.
Section of vaulted undercroft beneath late 19th century block. Remains of two bays with brick vaulting resting on heavy brick ribs of two orders. Suggestion that undercroft ran north-south away from the street for some distance but was destroyed for Post Office development.
Undercroft on site of and possibly part of God's House, rebuilt 1446-1472.
See record forms (S2) for further details, including extract from (S3), and copies of photographs of undercroft.
T. E. Miller (NLA) 3 November 2004. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 24 January 2018.

The undercroft beneath this building is amongst those listed in thesis (S4), which considers the 13th- to 17th-century buildings of Norwich. It is described as the remains of a pointed barrel-vault, with two side chambers surviving in the north wall that extend beneath the pavement. It is positioned on and parallel to the street line.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 24 January 2018.

December 2005.
This building has been converted into a luxury hotel, bistro, members' club and spa after lying derelict since 1996.
For newpaper article (S5) for further information.
A. Cattermole (NLA) 22 August 2006.